US drops 9/11 'hijacker' charges

                   
aljazeera.net     May 13, 2008            

Case against man alleged to be "20th hijacker" is withdrawn by the Pentagon. ... The US holds about 270 individuals accused of having links to "terrorism," al-Qaeda and the Taliban [EPA] The Pentagon has dropped charges against a man alleged to have been the "20th... [read full story]                    

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US & Alleged '20th Hijacker' in 9-11 Attacks

globalsecurity.org     May 13, 2008          

The United States has dropped charges against the alleged "20th hijacker" in the September 11, 2001, terror attacks on the United States. U.S. military officials say the convening authority for military commissions, Susan Crawford, dismissed the charges against Mohammed al-Qahtani of Saudi Arabia...                    

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Torture Policies Undermine 9/11 Case

trueblueliberal.com     May 15, 2008          

From The Consortium News By Jason Leopold The Pentagon’s decision to drop war-crimes charges against Mohammed al-Qahtani, the alleged “20th hijacker” in the 9/11 attacks, again underscores the consequences of the Bush administration’s descent into torture and other abusive treatment of “war on...                    

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Five To Be Tried

freemarketnews.com     May 15, 2008          

Thursday, May 15, 2008 - FreeMarketNews.com The US has referred five accused co-conspirators in the September 11 attacks for military trial but dropped charges against the alleged "20th hijacker" without explanation, the Pentagon said Tuesday. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the...                    

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